Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boxwood leafminer damage is most noticeable in spring and summer. Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are one of the most common shrubs in ...

Throughout this season we've had multiple customers come into our store with concerns about their boxwood shrubs. Since they are evergreens, boxwood has found a place in almost every landscape in ...

Picture this: Your once-vibrant boxwood hedge suddenly starts to wilt. The leaves develop brown spots, and then their lush, green foliage turns a sickly brown. That, my friends, is the handiwork of ...

Steve Castrogiovanni, an arborist and landscaper, says three key issues in our region are impacting boxwood shrubs. Leafminers, which are little flies that burrow through leaves, and boxwood blight, ...

My heart sank when a neighbor told me that her boxwoods had boxwood blight. Boxwood blight is a fungal disease that is spreading rapidly across North America. Boxwood blight causes black spots on ...

When a deadly new blight disease showed up in Connecticut and North Carolina in 2011, gardeners feared it might spell the end of our landscape-favorite boxwood. Although the disease has since spread ...

A new disease that attacks boxwood shrubs has been showing up in south Louisiana the past few years. Beginning in fall 2011, plant pathologist Raj Singh, the LSU AgCenter’s “plant doctor,” began ...

Because they have tiny leaves that are usually a rich green color, boxwoods are valued for their exquisite foliage. They are great shrubs for hedges, but, if just one or two of the plants turn brown, ...

* What it is: If you’re in the market for a durable, low-care evergreen, ‘Little Missy’ is one of the best bets in boxwoods. This variety of little-leafed boxwood is compact, dense, slow-growing, cold ...

Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are one of the most common shrubs in landscapes throughout Greater Columbus. This deer-resistant, broad-leaved evergreen shrub is typically used in foundation plantings, as a ...